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The singing/songwriting talents of Gillian Hills

Beth | Mesa, AZ United States | 10/08/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Gillian Hills was a great talent who managed to maintain a minor film and musical career in the 60's and early 70's. She is best remembered as the Brigitte Bardot want a be in the fun British cult film Beat Girl where she played a bratty bad girl. But she also made a number of EP's in the ye ye genre and if you like France Gall and Sylvie Vartan you'd probably like Gillian. In her short singing career she tackled a number of different styles from jazzy (Jean-Lou) to rock (Oubile) to folkie (Rien N'est Change).

Gillian also wrote a number of her songs, the strongest of which is Rien N'est Change, where she managed to successfully emulate Francoise Hardy. My favorite song though is strangely enough a cover. Usually I'm lukewarm to covers but Rentre Sans Moi is every bit as good as The Zombies' Leave Me Be. She adds her own touch. It's just not a carbon copy. Gillian also collaborated with other artists like Les Chaussettes Noires with C'est Bien Mieux Comme Ça and Serge Gainsbourg. Unfortunately the later is not included in this package. Both of these videos can be found on the internet and are a joy to watch. After her entertainment career, Gillian continued on with another artistic profession illustration. She proved to be excellent in this as well."